Foreign Direct Investment

The minimum duration of business establishment and assets for QFII status is clearly set out. Limitations on shareholding percentages of securities investments in China by foreign investors are imposed.

Qualifications and approval of QFII status are set out in detail. Issues related to asset custody and fund management are also covered.

The newly revised QFII rules aim to lower the entry threshold and allow more QFIIs into China's capital market. What investment restrictions have been lifted? Are there significant improvements to the original rules?

Issued: September 1 2006Effective: as of date of issueApplicability: In the event of a conflict between existing provisions and this Circular, this Circular…

Foreign investment by Chinese companies (excluding banks) jumped 123% to US$12.3 billion in 2005, according to a report released by China's Ministry of…

Please wait.... clp reference:3210/06.07.19promulgated:2006-07-19

Issued: August 25 2006Main contents: The Circular states that the registration jurisdiction of branches and sub-branches of foreign-invested enterprises,…

Suzhou, located in China's Jiangsu province (80 kilometres west of Shanghai), tops the rankings in the list of 'China's 20 Most Attractive Cities for Foreign…

The Provisions add extra regulation by installing a more transparent and tightly controlled administration system and imposing additional requirements for foreign exchange registration.